The city is looking forward to getting some land back that has been deemed previously unusable.  Decatur was awarded a pair of grants totaling $400,000 that will allow for research into areas that are potentially contaminated by hazardous substances or gasoline.  Assistant City Manager Billy Tyus says many of these brownfield sites are totally abandoned or are being underutilized…

A Brownfields Selection Committee has been formed and is looking for your input as to where they should begin testing.  3 meetings, all of which are open to the public, will be held throughout the summer, the first of which will be from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the City Council Chamber of the Decatur Civic Center.